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CVE-2025-10678 — Vulnerability in github.com/netbirdio/netbird —...

CRITICAL

NetBird VPN does not remove the default password of an admin account

Published October 20, 2025Updated November 5, 2025Source: osv

Summary

NetBird VPN when installed using vendor's provided script failed to remove or change default password of an admin account created by ZITADEL. This issue affects instances installed using vendor's provided script. This issue may affect instances created with Docker if the default password was not changed nor the user was removed. This issue has been fixed in version 0.57.0.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published October 20, 2025 (357 days ago).
  • Last revised November 5, 2025 — 16 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/netbirdio/netbird to 0.57.0 or later
go get github.com/netbirdio/netbird@v0.57.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/netbirdio/netbird
go
All versions0.57.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-10678?
NetBird VPN does not remove the default password of an admin account This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-10678?
CVE-2025-10678 affects github.com/netbirdio/netbird. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-10678 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25
GO-2025-4040

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